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Ivan does not hesitate. Hesitation would be noticed. It would be recorded, remembered, held. Instead, he swallows without chewing. Whatever is biting into his stomach twists there, forcing it into a knotty mess, pushing the swallowed pieces back up his throat. He quashes it anyway, pressing everything down, tamps the reaction flat, and keeps still until the watching eye finds nothing to seize.
( Or, time lingers only in the living: one, once younger, now alone in its quiet passage, while the other rests frozen, unchanging. The insects are absent, and yet the silence speaks. Death itself becomes a record. )
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11 Jul 2026
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Snow falls upon Anakt Garden.
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An empty fridge that they didn’t own, neither the pots nor the plates belonged to them. Their only possessions in that corner were a packet-of-five-packets instant ramen and two mugs, the blank ones Ivan bought and Till painted over — black cats for Ivan, and grey cats for Till, both with yellow stars. And the opened bag of cherry lollipops that Ivan sucked on while sketching designs.
Till wrapped the two mugs in the dirty towel they used to stop water from leaking onto the floor whenever the broken faucet acted up during dishwashing, and packed them together with the bathroom items. Still not full.
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11 Jul 2026
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On the Unforeseen Consequences of Trying to DIY a Piñata by ruewyn
Fandoms: Alien Stage (Web Series)
31 May 2026
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The man cocooning himself around Ivan suddenly stiffened, his grip loosening as his arms slackened. Panic flickered through Ivan immediately. Of course. Hamsters didn’t speak. The magic turning an ugly rat into Cinderella’s coachman was always meant to break eventually. Ivan started to pull his hand away, but the man caught it first, pressing Ivan’s hand firmly back against his head and guiding it in a silent request to continue.
Wasn’t it twelve o’clock yet?
( Or; Till DIY-ed a piñata to celebrate, took some liberties in his creation, and of course things went as well as anyone would expect. )
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11 Jul 2026
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as soon as ivan is settled next to him, till reaches around him, starts plucking flowers and gathering a bunch of them in his lap. ivan watches a familiar scene, one he’s seen a thousand times long ago.
“why are you making a flower crown?” he questions.
till ignores him. ivan finds he isn’t bothered by it.
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(where till and ivan both remember their past lives and they finally have a candid conversation about what happened. oh, and till finally gets to give ivan a flower crown, and maybe even something else.)
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- Part 1 of tiiv week '26
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11 Jul 2026
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Help! The NPC Wants to be My Lover?! by Beachyblu3s (VentiDeluxe)
Fandoms: Alien Stage (Web Series)
08 Jun 2026
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Roommates Ivan, Mizi, and Luka all have one thing in common— being massive gamer nerds. Living in a cramped apartment, their haven is a shared computer and a load-bearing custom PC.
But when their favorite game developer team comes out with a highly anticipated new title, they find themselves hooked onto NPCS that may just have a mind of their own…
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10 Jul 2026
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Approximately one month after Alien Stage ended with a rocket dropped on the stadium: Everyone was having a normal day until Nowhere came on over the radio. Reopening wounds that have barely begun to heal.
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- Part 3 of Alien Stage Anon Works
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09 Jul 2026
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Once he made it to the top, Ivan found that he lost his passion for skating. With no where left to climb, the ice felt less like home, and more like a prison of expectations he had no choice but to meet.
That is, until he meets an unexpectedly bold, yet awkward, fan at his favorite coffee shop.
for tiivweek2026 day two - sport au / love at first sight
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- Part 12 of ivtiiv one-shot collection
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08 Jul 2026
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In the Dark I'm Burning Light For You (That Way You Can Follow Me Home) by rock_with_googly_eyes
Fandoms: Alien Stage (Web Series)
13 Feb 2025
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It was during one of those times that Till sat down with his dinner and turned on the television, finding the right feed before turning the sound on. Chewing on his food absentmindedly, he watched the host talk to Ivan and his co-star about the new romantic drama that would be coming out in theaters in a week. By the time it was out, Ivan would be back home, and Till awaited that day impatiently. He was getting tired of takeout, of the empty and quiet apartment, of the pitying looks from their friends.
For a long time, Till never even thought of Ivan as an option, but after finding out that Ivan loves someone, Till's whole world changes. Whether that change is for the better or for the worse, well, who knows.
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07 Jul 2026
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Till is a phenomenon, a famous actor, a living legend. When the new movie he is starring in has a global press tour, Till needs a translator to get him across the world and make sure his words are heard. And there is nobody more fit for this job than his close friend Ivan, a polyglot who is also the screenwriter of the movie.
In a whirlwind of tangled words, things always get lost in translation. But feelings? They are not so easy to hide behind the boundaries of language.Series
- Part 1 of Hollywood AU
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07 Jul 2026
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“stupid dragon, always wanting what’s mine,” till grumbles. “y’know, he never asks you for food. you always get to eat in peace.”
ivan smirks. “maybe because i’m kind to him. did you ever think of that?”
“hey, i can be kind!” without batting an eye, till tears off half of his remaining sandwich and throws it at deino. the pokémon swallows it whole and lets out an affectionate chirp. “but seriously, where did you find this guy? how well did you take care of him that he decided to treat you like a parent?”
(._.)
(till asks ivan about his dragon-type deino. the story comes out, and it's not what till expects. not at all.)
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- Part 1 of gotta catch your heart
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07 Jul 2026
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the first thing till taught ivan was how to soar.
from there, till made sure ivan knew how to live with love.
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ivan holds up till’s pencil and teases. “i found this. aren’t you happy i brought it to you?”
but till isn’t paying attention to the pencil anymore. no, his eyes were focused on ivan’s face instead. namely, the corners of his mouth.
“what the fuck did they do to you?”
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(ivan is till's ever-present shadow and till is used to him being by his side. when ivan goes missing and comes back hurt, till doesn't take it well. turns out ivan matters more than they both thought.)
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07 Jul 2026
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ivan raises a brow at the stranger, tilting his chin up. “do i know you?” he asks curiously.
the man grins, and ivan is taken aback by how handsome he is. “you don’t,” the man smoothly admits, “but you’re about to. i’m till, your date for the evening. nice to meet you.”
ivan doesn’t know what game the man, till, is playing, but he’s always down for a fun time.
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(ivan is set up on a blind date by unsha. the blind date never shows up. instead, ivan meets till.)
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07 Jul 2026
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the prince & the pay4gay (working title) by fakyudie for nemoys
Fandoms: Alien Stage (Web Series)
28 Dec 2025
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dirty martini @martywants2party:
yo twitter do your thing and get my sexy homeboy to star in a netflix showreplying to @martywants2party
Acorn @acornball:
tf are we supposed to doBookmarked by stringedlies
06 Jul 2026
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Four Points of a Broken Star (of Bethlehem) by Anonymous
Fandoms: Alien Stage (Web Series)
05 Jul 2026
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Mizi can't narrow her heart down to one person, no matter how much it hurts.
Sua loves her like a haunting, gentle right up until she isn't, her heart aches to settle in the one she loves.
Till loves the way he does everything (openly, helplessly, standing in the middle of people who don't know how to be loved without flinching.)
And Ivan has spent his whole life performing a version of himself, enough to be lovable, terrified of what happens the moment he stops.
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06 Jul 2026
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In the public eye, Anakt Institute is a renowned pharmaceutical corporation dedicated to advancing the field of public health. Beneath its foundations, it is a clandestine organization dedicated to pushing the limits of human evolution.
The children of Anakt Institute are not born; they are made to be what others cannot. Enhanced—super, even, depending on who you ask.
Welcome to the Q-Pod.
or: an 4nakt-centric superhero/mutant/lab rat au character study where (almost) everyone lives.
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Game Characters Playing Video Games (Gameception?) by hickorymornings
Fandoms: Gameoverse (GLITCH Web Series)
28 May 2026
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Flappers wants to explore the Farcade base, and Kit wants to meet up with Lulu for... reasons.
This leaves Gobbles and Kaboodle alone for however long it takes for Kit and Flappers to come back. They have one task to refill the gas tank, and that's about it.
To pass the time, Kaboodle boots up an open-world game and Gobbles inserts himself alongside him.
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- Part 2 of Hickory's Dinobytes Delusions
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04 Jul 2026
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“In our experience,” Malice cooed casually while watching him struggle with obvious delight, “subjects usually stop screaming after about a week.”
The helmet lowered further.
Its shadow swallowed more and more of Gobbles’ vision.
“Though,” she continued with a soft laugh, “as we’ve already established, you learn very quickly.”
Her glowing eye narrowed.
“So perhaps you’ll realize how pointless resistance is much sooner than the others did.”
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Gobbles Angst because he's my favourite and as per usual i crave angst and content of my favourite characters
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04 Jul 2026
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I always thought the choice was mine (And I was right but I just chose wrong) by thatfatpigeon
Fandoms: Alien Stage (Web Series)
18 Nov 2025
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Ivan meets Till when he is four. He keeps falling in love till he turns twenty-two. He starts letting go at twenty-three.
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01 Jul 2026
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I Never Knew You Were So Scared by ShallowEmotionsGiver
Fandoms: Alien Stage (Web Series)
21 Feb 2026
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Ivan's event is finally over and his original plan gets a wrench thrown in it.
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- Part 5 of RANDOM ALNST STUFF
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01 Jul 2026
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The Answer You Seek Will Never Be Found At Home by YareYareDays
Fandoms: Alien Stage (Web Series)
25 Jun 2026
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Ivan and his friends try to survive the changing landscape of 1980's Hackney, where AIDS, a housing crisis and a strong class divide affect them all in unique ways.
(Title is a reference to Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat)
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01 Jul 2026